Arnold got an A for governor

[DaWhim]

Governors report card

from wsj.

Grading the Governors
March 1, 2005; Page A18

The 50 governors are meeting in Washington this week, which makes it an apt moment for the Cato Institute to release its biennial ranking of their fiscal performance. We provide the rankings below0 (governors who recently took office aren't included) and, in addition, let us mention a few notable findings from the survey, which will be released today.

Researchers Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski find that the top-ranked governors have learned the dual lesson that you can't tax your way to recovery and that the best way out of a deficit is to cut spending. By that measure, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the nation's best governor. The Governator has cut taxes, slashed spending, held a "garage sale" to get rid of excess state assets, and established a budget task force that has identified $32 billion in savings over five years.

The best Democratic governor is also a relative newcomer. Bill Richardson has cut New Mexico's top rate of personal income tax to 5% from 8.2%, reduced the capital gains tax and kept spending in check. Contrast Mr. Richardson's performance with that of another Democratic Presidential hopeful: Mark Warner, who enacted the biggest tax increase in Virginia's history.

What about the governors who have been around for a while? One of Messrs. Moore and Slivinski's most interesting findings is that the longer the Republicans have been in office, the more inclined they are to succumb to a tax-and-spend mentality.

The rankings cover all of a governor's time in office. George Pataki's B would drop to a C without his first term, when he slashed New York taxes. He has since increased spending so much that a huge tax increase passed over his veto. If Bill Owens were judged just by his recent attempts to alter Colorado's tax limitation law, he would not be considered A material. Florida's Jeb Bush, who earned an A two years ago, has slipped to a B after endorsing more bloated budgets.

Finally, we'll note the bipartisan nature of Cato's F students: Republican Bob Taft of Ohio and Democrat Edward Rendell of Pennsylvania.

Arnold :thumbsup:

my governor :thumbsdown:

 

[aplefka]

Good old California.

 

[amol]

Scwarzenegger >*

Originally posted by: aplefka
Good old California.

Of course, it's the BEST STATE

 

[CrackRabbit]

Heh Rick Perry got a B... I just wish he wasnt such an ass.

 

[SofaKing]

wtf

 

[Ryan]

Way to go Jeb! Third place ain't bad

 

[imported_Hi]

i love living in cali

 

[Mookow]

Well, I have to say that they got Taft's grade correct.

 

[Yossarian]

Arnold has an innate ability to be successful at anything he wants. I admire him.

 

[RaDragon]

In the end, our Governator can beat up your govenor

 

[chiwawa626]

Yeah cut spending where we are wasting all our money ... education.


Thanks asshole :disgust:

 

[LtPage1]

im actually shocked at how not incompetent hes proven to be. i was all set to re-recall his ass, but i think i might even vote for his reelection.

 

[SuperTool]

CATO is a rightwing thinktank. Who cares about their grades aside from rightwingers.

 

[dsfunk]

Originally posted by: LtPage1
im actually shocked at how competent hes proven to be. i was all set to re-recall his ass, but i think i might even vote for his reelection.

fixed but agree

 

[cyclohexane]

Yeah, he ain't bad at all

 

[dudeman007]

Originally posted by: Amol
Scwarzenegger >*

Originally posted by: aplefka
Good old California.

Of course, it's the BEST STATE

w3rd:thumbsup:

 

[Merlyn3D]

You can say what you want, but being a student going to the University of California, I know many students here on these campuses would give the governer an F simply because of all the cutbacks and tuition increases we've had to endure since he became governer. Don't get me wrong, anyone's better than Gray Davis, but education is really hurting here.

 

[0roo0roo]

the hilarity continues.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Amol
Scwarzenegger >*

Originally posted by: aplefka
Good old California.

Of course, it's the BEST STATE

seconded

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: Amol
Scwarzenegger >*

Originally posted by: aplefka
Good old California.

Of course, it's the BEST STATE

seconded

thirded

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
Yeah cut spending where we are wasting all our money ... education.


Thanks asshole :disgust:

No shit. Pretty much sums up yet again that idiots voted for an idiot who has no freaking idea what the frick he's doing. And we all know idiots get re-elected.

 

[udonoogen]

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: Amol
Scwarzenegger >*

Originally posted by: aplefka
Good old California.

Of course, it's the BEST STATE

seconded

thirded

arnold is turning out to be a pretty good gov.

 

[ATLien247]

By my rough count, there's only 35 governors listed on that report card link. What about the other 15?

 

[Queasy]

Arnold good: Pushing for the reworking of how districts are drawn to prevent gerrymandering.
Arnold bad: Pushing to spend billions of California money on embryonic stem cell research when the state is already in a budget crunch.

Things like the first example make me want to root for the Governator but the second example is infuriating. But, at least you get some good with him.

 

[edro]

ARNOLD IS NUMERO UNO